Ikano Bank is seeking a Head of Engineering to lead and evolve its engineering function, ensuring digital products and services meet the highest standards of quality, reliability, security and regulatory compliance.
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Purpose of the Job
The Head of Engineering connects business strategy, product priorities and architecture to engineering execution, modernising capabilities and creating a culture of technical excellence and accountability.
Responsibilities
- Lead, develop and scale the engineering organization, ensuring teams are highly capable and deliver secure, reliable, customer‑focused digital products.
- Manage engineering managers, tech leads and software engineers, setting clear standards for technical excellence, delivery accountability, quality and resilience.
- Translate business and technology strategy into strong engineering execution, modern ways of working and measurable delivery outcomes.
- Drive continuous improvement across cloud engineering, APIs, DevOps, CI/CD, automated testing, observability, incident management and platform reliability.
- Build a strong engineering culture based on ownership, learning, accountability and high performance.
- Hire, coach and develop engineering leadership, removing blockers and improving delivery predictability.
- Ensure engineering decisions balance speed, maintainability, regulatory expectations and customer trust.
Education Level
Bachelor’s Degree.
Experience & Demonstrated Competencies
- Proven experience leading engineering teams in complex, cloud‑based, regulated environments, preferably in banking or fintech.
- Strong track record of building and scaling engineering organisations and improving delivery performance.
- Expertise in modern software engineering practices: cloud platforms, API design, DevOps, CI/CD, automated testing, observability, incident management and security engineering.
- Experience collaborating with Product, Architecture, Security, Risk, Compliance and Operations to deliver reliable, scalable and compliant digital products.
- People leadership, organisational design, stakeholder management, change leadership and delivery accountability.
- A modern product‑engineering mindset combined with discipline required for a bank.
Language Competencies
Tech Stacks: Python, JavaScript. Professional in written and spoken English.
Knowledge Required
- Modern software engineering, cloud‑native architecture, platform engineering and product‑led delivery in complex digital environments.
- Practical knowledge of APIs, microservices, AWS, DevOps, CI/CD, automated testing, observability, incident management and operational excellence.
- Regulated environment knowledge: security, data protection, operational resilience, risk management and compliance expectations.
- Engineering leadership knowledge: organisational design, hiring, coaching, performance management, governance and continuous improvement.
- Capacity to create high‑performing autonomous teams with strong engineering standards and alignment with business priorities.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication and change leadership capabilities.
Capabilities for this Job
- Clarity, confidence and accountability in steering business priorities, product goals, architecture and engineering execution.
- Ability to build and scale high‑performing engineering teams and foster a culture of quality and continuous improvement.
- Simplify complex technology and organisational challenges while ensuring delivery speed, technical health, security and compliance.
- Influence across cross‑functional stakeholders, remove blockers and drive modernization of engineering practices and platforms.
What Motivates You?
You are driven by building strong engineering organisations that deliver meaningful impact at scale, developing people, raising standards and enabling faster delivery without compromising quality, security, reliability or regulatory discipline.
Salary
According to the market. xayajpt
Benefits
Annual Social Day for all Employees; favorable conditions for Ikano Bank products.
Applications Close Date
19 Jun 2026
